Photo A.M. Moscoso

This is year my favorite Halloween decorations- the high end ones that they use in haunted houses- have turned out to be the ones that involve Aliens and Morgues.

Photo A.M. Mosocoso

Photo A.M. Moscoso

I guess I’m drawn to these props because I’m a Science Geek and I know my way around an embalming room.

Photo A.M. Moscoso

So what do I find the most disturbing about these sets and props? What is it about them that gives me the chills, gives me nightmares, makes me scream ( just a bit) when they come to life and scream and moan and jump at me with their mechanical arms and jaws desperately working before there power is cut off?

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I’ll be honest- that’s not my reaction at all.

My reaction is to look around and make sure nobody is watching me smile.

But I am smiling.

And I’m laughing.

I can’t help myself, sometimes.

Photo A.M. Moscoso